Clare Crowle

CEO, Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust

Clare is an experienced, successful educational leader, having been involved in academies and school trusts since 2010. Prior to her appointment as Kernow Learning CEO in April 2022, she was a headteacher of an outstanding school (Trenance Learning Academy), executive headteacher of two schools, a national leader of education, regional school improver and the Deputy CEO of Kernow Learning. Clare has been instrumental in establishing the OneCornwall Teaching School Hub, Kernow English Hub and enabling a successful bid for Kernow Learning to become jointly designated as one of the Regional Associate Research Schools for the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). Throughout her professional career, Clare has made the quality of education and outcomes for the children her focus. She believes that the sharing of best practice is an important strand in the shaping of the new national educational landscape and that the strong, clear systems of governance at Kernow Learning are key to the trust continuing to go from strength to strength.

Hall 10a

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Leading through change: Unlocking operational efficiencies with the power of data

In recent research led by IRIS Education, over four fifths of education leaders cited budget constraints as a core challenge. This session will provide practical strategies and real-world insights into how to operate more efficiently, gain greater financial visibility, and help future-proof your trust’s success. Aimed at small to mid-size trusts, and those with ambition to grow – trust leaders will walk away with actionable takeaways to drive capacity, improve efficiency, and create the conditions where schools, and their pupils, can flourish.

Hall 10b

1 Series three

Building the next generation of trust CEOs

"A good leader doesn't create followers, they create more leaders”. How true is this in our sector? In this session our expert panel will explore the skills and qualities that the next generation of trust CEOs will need as our sector continues to mature. They will consider what the new context for school trusts will require of its leaders, and ask what serving CEOs and chairs of trustees can do to identify and develop a healthy pipeline of future CEOs so that individuals, organisations, and the wider trust system can flourish.